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Offline willie

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are these hoyts?
« on: October 23, 2020, 08:45:15 pm »
the website imprinted on bottom of the copy of the old catalog page says these are Hoyts, but  a search of the model numbers brings up nothing.

what are they?    any comments on the reflex designs?
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Offline TimBo

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Re: are these hoyts?
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2020, 09:50:05 pm »
Yup - go to this site ht tp://www.vintagearchery.org/catalogs-by-year.html and open up 1950s Hoyt Catalog no. 6. (There don't seem to be ads, but I put a space in the http just in case.)
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Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: are these hoyts?
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2020, 11:36:36 pm »
I don't remember the ads, but they were THE bow back then and on into the wheelie era.  My buddy was trying to save up to buy a top of the line Hoyt while we were in high school, something like $40 USD! 
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Offline willie

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Re: are these hoyts?
« Reply #3 on: October 24, 2020, 03:12:15 pm »
thanks for the link, Timbo  lots of old info collected at the vintagearchey site
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Offline Hamish

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Re: are these hoyts?
« Reply #4 on: October 24, 2020, 06:46:49 pm »
They certainly could be, as Hoyt was around during the wooden archery era, 1931> That being said I can't remember seeing anything like that from Hoyt in old magazines, or in vintage archery equipment on ebay. Sorry, not much help, but they are cool bows.
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Offline Bob Barnes

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Re: are these hoyts?
« Reply #5 on: October 24, 2020, 07:53:44 pm »
the top model's unstrung profile looks like it would make a great shape for a selfbow caul... :)
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Offline willie

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Re: are these hoyts?
« Reply #6 on: October 24, 2020, 08:44:22 pm »
Quote from: Bob Barnes on October 24, 2020, 07:53:44 pm
the top model's unstrung profile looks like it would make a great shape for a selfbow caul... :)

 my thought also, Bob.

 the bow is a hoyt from the 50's, confirmed from Timbos link
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Offline TimBo

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Re: are these hoyts?
« Reply #7 on: October 24, 2020, 10:08:33 pm »
Quote from: Bob Barnes on October 24, 2020, 07:53:44 pm
the top model's unstrung profile looks like it would make a great shape for a selfbow caul... :)

I was thinking that myself - it looks like a pretty good design!
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